House Bill 1070 – Rep. Crooks:
Forced use of internal identification device. Prohibits a governmental entity from requiring a person to use or have implanted a subcutaneous identification device. Prohibits a person from requiring an individual to use or have implanted a subcutaneous identification device as a condition of employment, insurance, medical treatment, receiving a service, or doing business with the person. Authorizes an individual to bring an action to enforce these provisions. Permits a prevailing plaintiff to receive: (1) the greater of actual damages or an award of up to $10,000; and (2) reasonable attorney’s fees.
Back in about 1995, I read a story in a wingnut newsletter ranting about chip implants, the Sign of the Beast, and the Apocalypse. Now we have legislation regarding same — and it’s probably warranted. Basically, this legislation would prohibit the government or other person (with employers and insurers seeming to be primary considerations) from requiring implantation of a subcutaneous identification device. Such a device is one that is a) implanted under the skin; and b) capable of storing and transmitting data. The government can’t require it for any purpose. Non-governmental entities can’t require it as a condition of employment, insurance, medical treatment, receiving a service, or doing business with the person.
[tags]HB1070-2007, technology, Big Brother[/tags]
[…] HB 1070 needs amending By Doug A few days ago, I mentioned Rep. Crooks’ Masson’s Blog – A Citizen’s Guide to Indiana » HB 1070 – Prohibition on forced ID implants. It prohibits governments or others from requiring implantation of a subcutaneous identification device. Subcutaneous would mean “under the skin.” A Slashdot post referencing a Register story notes the development of an RFID tattoo. The Register reports that a St Louis based company, Somark Innovations, has successfully tested RFID tattoos to be used for tracking cattle and other animals. Details are limited for the actual tattoo, but it’s said to contain no metals and can be read up to about four feet away. Engadget has some more details on the matter. And yes, the article does mention RFID tattoos are possible for people, specifically the military. From the article: ‘The system developed by Somark uses an array of needles to quickly inject a pattern of dots into each animal, with the pattern changing for each injection. This pattern can then be read from over a meter away using a proprietary reader operating at high frequency. […]